To: Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Senator Sessions: Don't Stand in the Way of Comprehensive Immigration Reform!
"Senator Sessions: Stop trying to derail S 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. We have waited a long time to reform our draconian immigration system and your colleagues in the Senate are working arduously to make that happen.
You say you are worried about S 744’s impact on jobs and the economy, yet you were strong supporter of Alabama’s HB 56, the most intrusive and hateful anti-immigrant law in the country, and a law that is costing your state billions of dollars in economic output and tens of thousands of jobs. You claim to hold the family as sacred, but you support policies that are tearing thousands of caring, loving immigrant families apart.
Immigrant families are a vital part of the South and the country and they help make their communities stronger economically, socially and spiritually. We need comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship now. We ask that you allow the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act to move out of the Senate Judiciary Committee to a vote on the Senate floor and we hope you will decide to stand on the right side of history and vote yes."
You say you are worried about S 744’s impact on jobs and the economy, yet you were strong supporter of Alabama’s HB 56, the most intrusive and hateful anti-immigrant law in the country, and a law that is costing your state billions of dollars in economic output and tens of thousands of jobs. You claim to hold the family as sacred, but you support policies that are tearing thousands of caring, loving immigrant families apart.
Immigrant families are a vital part of the South and the country and they help make their communities stronger economically, socially and spiritually. We need comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship now. We ask that you allow the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act to move out of the Senate Judiciary Committee to a vote on the Senate floor and we hope you will decide to stand on the right side of history and vote yes."
Why is this important?
This week hundreds of people from across the South and around the country are joining together to send Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) an unequivocal message: “Stop your shameful attempts to torpedo immigration reform and rip apart immigrant families!” Will you join us by signing this petition?
The Senate Judiciary Committee is currently marking up S 744, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act.” As a member of the Judiciary Committee, Sessions is doing everything he can to derail long-awaited and desperately needed immigration reform. He introduced 49 mean-spirited amendments that have so far been rejected even by members of his own party.
Sessions has a long history of opposing civil rights and racially offensive remarks. He once called the NAACP “un-American,” made jokes about the Ku Klux Klan, and prosecuted three civil rights workers for voter fraud. He was an ardent supporter of Alabama’s HB 56, the nation’s most intrusive and hateful anti-immigrant law.
Texto de la petición en español:
"Senador Sessions: Deje de impedir la S 744, El Acta de Seguridad Fronteriza, Oportunidad Económica y Modernización Migratoria. Hemos esperado por mucho tiempo para reformar nuestro sistema dracónico de inmigración y sus colegas en el Senado estan trabajando arduamente para asegurar que eso suceda.
Usted dice que está preocupado sobre el impacto que podría tener la S 744 en los empleos y en la economía, a pesar de que apoyó fuertemente la HB 56 de Alabama, la ley anti-inmigrante más intrusa y odiosa del país, y una ley que le está costando a su estado billones de dólares en producción económica y decenas de miles de trabajos. Alega que la familia es sagrada para usted, pero apoya políticas que están separando a miles de familias inmigrantes.
Las familias inmigrantes son vitals para el Sur y este país y ayudan a fortalecer a sus comunidades economicamente, socialmente, y espiritualmente. Necesitamos una reforma migratoria integral que incluye un camino a la ciudadanía ahora. Le pedimos que permita que el Comité Judicial apruebe El Acta de Seguridad Fronteriza, Oportunidad Económica y Modernización Migratoria para que avance al Senado completo y esperamos que decida estar en el lado correcto de la historia y que vote ‘sí.’"
The Senate Judiciary Committee is currently marking up S 744, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act.” As a member of the Judiciary Committee, Sessions is doing everything he can to derail long-awaited and desperately needed immigration reform. He introduced 49 mean-spirited amendments that have so far been rejected even by members of his own party.
Sessions has a long history of opposing civil rights and racially offensive remarks. He once called the NAACP “un-American,” made jokes about the Ku Klux Klan, and prosecuted three civil rights workers for voter fraud. He was an ardent supporter of Alabama’s HB 56, the nation’s most intrusive and hateful anti-immigrant law.
Texto de la petición en español:
"Senador Sessions: Deje de impedir la S 744, El Acta de Seguridad Fronteriza, Oportunidad Económica y Modernización Migratoria. Hemos esperado por mucho tiempo para reformar nuestro sistema dracónico de inmigración y sus colegas en el Senado estan trabajando arduamente para asegurar que eso suceda.
Usted dice que está preocupado sobre el impacto que podría tener la S 744 en los empleos y en la economía, a pesar de que apoyó fuertemente la HB 56 de Alabama, la ley anti-inmigrante más intrusa y odiosa del país, y una ley que le está costando a su estado billones de dólares en producción económica y decenas de miles de trabajos. Alega que la familia es sagrada para usted, pero apoya políticas que están separando a miles de familias inmigrantes.
Las familias inmigrantes son vitals para el Sur y este país y ayudan a fortalecer a sus comunidades economicamente, socialmente, y espiritualmente. Necesitamos una reforma migratoria integral que incluye un camino a la ciudadanía ahora. Le pedimos que permita que el Comité Judicial apruebe El Acta de Seguridad Fronteriza, Oportunidad Económica y Modernización Migratoria para que avance al Senado completo y esperamos que decida estar en el lado correcto de la historia y que vote ‘sí.’"